Shall we have an aperitif on the beach?
FA-choh-moh oon a-peh-REE-tee-voh een SPYA-jah.
In the early evening (around 18:00-19:00) when the day's swimming is done and it's time to relax before dinner. The beach aperitivo is one of the great pleasures of Italian coastal life.
Facciamo is the first-person plural of fare — let's do. Un aperitivo is a pre-dinner drink — typically Aperol Spritz, Campari, Prosecco, or a local wine. In spiaggia means on the beach. The aperitivo hour is sacred in Italian coastal culture.
Che aperitivo prendi?
What aperitif are you having?
Asking a companion's choice of drink.
Spritz o mojito?
Spritz or mojito?
The two most popular beach aperitivi in Italy.
Il bar della spiaggia fa l'aperitivo con stuzzichini?
Does the beach bar do aperitifs with snacks?
Asking if snacks are included with the drink.
The Aperol Spritz was created in Venice's Veneto region and has become Italy's most popular aperitivo drink (three parts Prosecco, two parts Aperol, one splash of soda, with a slice of orange). It has spread globally but remains most atmospheric when drunk on an Italian beach at sunset. In Italy, it is simply called 'uno spritz'.